They ensure all departments of a business are complying with the rules and regulations the company upholds. Compliance Managers are responsible for keeping up-to-date with changing laws that affect the corporate world and are then responsible for preparing reports to present to their superiors. These reports should detail the laws and how the employees of the company are following them.

Compliance Managers work to identify where issues with ethics and legality within a company are taking place, and will then work to fix these issues efficiently and effectively. Depending on where these problems occur, serious compliance problems may result in legal consequences or the removal of the individual breaking compliance.

Compliance Managers work with upper levels of management to ensure strategies are in place to deal with compliance problems when they occur. It is important that these issues are dealt with swiftly before the integrity and reputation of the company and its staff are brought into disrepair.

It is essential that Compliance Managers work well under pressure, have excellent critical thinking skills and exceptional attention to detail. Good interpersonal skills are also required, as well as the ability to work both as an individual and as part of a wider team.